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Declaration of Helen Kludt Supporting Plaintiff’s Petition for a Writ of Review

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Auburn Wetland
CASE #98-2-23944-1 SEA

Helen Kludt, a Normandy Park resident who has lived near Miller Creek since 1956, submitted this 1998 court declaration supporting a legal challenge against the Port of Seattle's plans to expand Sea-Tac Airport with a third runway. She argues that the Port's proposal to destroy wetlands in the Miller Creek Basin and offset environmental impacts through out-of-basin mitigation in Auburn is inadequate and violates the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). Kludt contends the expansion will harm her property value, degrade local wildlife habitat, and worsen flooding along Miller Creek.

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Declaration of Helen Kludt, resident of 17529 13th SW, Normandy Park, WA 98166, filed in King County Superior Court Case #98-2-23944-1 SEA, Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE) v. Port of Seattle. Kludt attests to personal injury from Port of Seattle’s SEPA-noncompliant Auburn wetland mitigation plan for Sea-Tac Airport third runway expansion. Declares property directly abuts Miller Creek, approximately 50 feet from creek; opposes out-of-basin mitigation in Auburn; cites destruction of Miller Creek Basin wetlands, siltation from Port employee parking lot construction, reduced property value, impaired wildlife habitat (fish, otters, salmon), and increased flooding risk. Declares Port’s mitigation inadequate and illegal under SEPA. Attorneys: Smith & Lowney P.L.L.C., Richard A. Poulin, WSBA #27782.

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